Amman vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$383
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$2179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
59
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
4.01M
504K

The cost of living in Amman is 0.4% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 5667th and 5692nd ($1004 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Jordan and South Korea, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 3456th and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Pohang

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Amman Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$9.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$22028

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1341
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$941
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1099
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1114
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$992
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$871
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$973
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$977
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$901
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1083
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1122
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$995
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$981
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1002
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$992
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$1008
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$999
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1146
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$893
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$931
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$994
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1111
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$1098
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$991
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$981
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$997
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$975
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$1005
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$999
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$999
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1043
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1140
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$991
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$915
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$980
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1084
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1098
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1027